Abandoning the Baby Camel

ABANDONING THE BABY CAMEL: In this photo, I am riding my camel with my Touareg father, Ahoudan, as we trek across the Bagzan mountains of Niger’s Aïr.  Always preferring my own two feet (hence “alzharawalking”), I was not an avid camel rider.  But on this particular trip, I became sick, and Ahoudan spent his time carrying me, or holding me atop my camel. Read more…